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Community Congregational Church of Clinton Heights UCC

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34 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2026–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/community-congregational-church-of-clinton-heights-ucc.html
Profile last refreshed Nov 1, 2026

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Oct 12, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min · 16 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 19, 2026 · 17 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Oct 26, 2026 · 16 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 3 of 3 weeks across the span (100%).

How this church compares

Against other ucc and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitynoticeably lower
The peaks run noticeably lower than peers, noticeably lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among ucc churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #14 of 67 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically ucc.

Most-preached topics

Grief & Lament 42Creation Care 21Service & Spiritual Gifts 18Marriage 13Thanksgiving & Harvest 12Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 12Faith & Civic Life 11Joseph 8

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Cemetery 2Passed Away 2Immigration Customs 1Joseph Child 1Disability Issues 1King Herod 1Halloween: Advent & All 1Social Isolation 1Funeral Service 1Health Services 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Cemetery
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Passed Away
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Immigration Customs
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Joseph Child
The Nativity
1 sermons
Disability Issues
Disability & Belonging
1 sermons
Show all 16 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

Quad City Times 10-30-2026
appears in 8 different topics
Cedar Rapids Gazette 10-30-2026
appears in 4 different topics
Quad City Times 10-29-2026
appears in 4 different topics
Dubuque Telegraph Herald 10-30-2026
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 31, 2026 · school age stories
Salvation & GraceJoy & GratitudePeace & Nonviolence
Oct 30, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentGender & Sexuality / InclusionThe Nativity
“A graveside service will follow at the Mayflower Cemetery in Oxford Junction.”
Oct 30, 2026 · power between ideas
Joy & GratitudePeace & NonviolenceAdvent & Christmas
“It's a game of life and death in World War II, which tells a story of a Christmas Eve 1944 football game played by American soldiers, some of whom we…”
Oct 30, 2026 · school age stories
Immigration & RefugeDisability & BelongingFear & Anxiety
“He said the federal department is working with his office as well as with county auditors to ensure they are following guidelines and said the monito…”
Oct 29, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentSpiritual GrowthAdvent & Christmas
“And then this obituary, Charlotte Starkey, age 80 of Davenport, passed away Tuesday, October 22nd at her home.”
Oct 29, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsGrief & LamentDaniel
Oct 29, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsGrief & LamentMarriage
Oct 28, 2026 · school age stories
Fear & AnxietyParenting & ChildrenGun Violence & Safety
Show all 34 sermons
Oct 28, 2026 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionMarriageGrief & Lament
Oct 28, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentRacial JusticeCreation Care
Oct 27, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentImmigration & RefugePrayer & Devotion
Oct 27, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentService & Spiritual GiftsCrucifixion & Atonement
Oct 27, 2026 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyParenting & ChildrenThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 26, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareGrief & LamentImmigration & Refuge
Oct 26, 2026 · school age stories
Service & Spiritual GiftsChurch Life & Membership
Oct 26, 2026 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestPeace & NonviolenceGrief & Lament
Oct 25, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentFaith & DoubtCreation Care
Oct 24, 2026 · school age stories
Stewardship & GivingCreation Care
Oct 23, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentJoy & GratitudeFriendship & Belonging
Oct 23, 2026 · school age stories
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic LifeCrucifixion & Atonement
Oct 23, 2026 · school age stories
Sin & RepentanceFaith & Civic LifeNoah & the Flood
Oct 22, 2026 · families and relationships
Addiction & RecoveryFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 22, 2026 · families and relationships
Service & Spiritual GiftsThanksgiving & HarvestJoseph
Oct 22, 2026 · school age stories
Creation CareFaith & DoubtGod the Father / Creator
Oct 21, 2026 · families and relationships
Noah & the FloodParenting & ChildrenCreation Care
Oct 21, 2026 · families and relationships
MarriageFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
Oct 21, 2026 · families and relationships
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & LamentSpiritual Growth
Oct 20, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareMarriageBaptism & Communion
Oct 20, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentParenting & ChildrenElijah
Oct 20, 2026 · school age stories
Creation CareGrief & Lament
Oct 19, 2026 · families and relationships
Joy & GratitudeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 19, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentDating & Godly RelationshipsMarriage
Oct 19, 2026 · school age stories
Service & Spiritual GiftsFriendship & BelongingDaniel
Oct 18, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

This website vs. UCC churches
Found on this church’s websiteOther UCC churchesAll churches

The percentage is how many UCC churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of UCC sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
57%
Economic justice & mutual aid
35%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
17%
Peace & nonviolence
17%
Anti-racism / racial justice
11%
Creation care / climate
9%
Open to people of all faiths
7%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
7%
Children & youth
68%
✓
Online worship
49%
Small groups
36%
✓
Child safety policy
11%
Financial & governance transparency
10%
Languages / interpretation
2%
Website & sermons online
This church: site, no sermons — like 27% of UCC churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within UCC churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 2 — behind 76% of UCC churches (the typical one states 4).
0 values: 39 churches1 values: 25 churches2 values: 37 churches3 values: 42 churches4 values: 47 churches5 values: 37 churches6 values: 38 churches7 values: 28 churches8 values: 18 churches9 values: 14 churches10 values: 11 churches11 values: 8 churches12 values: 3 churches13 values: 1 churches14 values: 1 churches15 values: 1 churches051015this church: 2
What their website says
Justice & social positions
Belonging & practical
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